Scalping, Torture, Cannibalism and Rape
An Ethnohistorical Analysis of Conflicting Cultural Values in War
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 2546589 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Thomas S Abler (corresponding author) |
| Year | 1992 |
| Volume | 34 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 3 |
| Publication date | 1992-01-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Anthropologica (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0254-9212 • E-ISSN: 2224-6428 |
| Publisher | University of Victoria Libraries (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.2307/25605630 |
| OpenAlex | W2395780890 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 14 |
| References cited | 19 |
All warfare involves rules which limit the violence in flicted upon the enemy. When combatants differ in culture, initially each side will observe its own set of rules. Conflict between Indians and Europeans in eastern North America is examined here. The Indian practice of scalping was soon adopted by Europeans. Both cultures had traditions of public torture, but Europeans never adopted the asso ciated practice of cannibalism. Rape of females was found in Euro pean war; Indians did not rape. The failure of some practices of war to cross cultural boundaries allows each side to classify enemy beha viour as barbaric. Resume: La violence est limitee dans toutes les guerres par des regies. Lorsque les combattants sont de culture differente, chaque camp respecte ses propres regies. Cet article porte sur les conflits en tre europeens et amerindiens dans la partie est de 1'Amerique du nord. La pratique amerindienne du scalpe fut rapidement adoptee par les europeens. Les deux cultures partageaient deja la pratique de la tor ture en public, mais jamais les europeens n'adopterent le canniba lisme. Par contre, le viol des femmes pratique par les europeens ne fut pas adopte par les amerindiens. Le fait que certaines pratiques sont demeurees 1'apanage d'un seul camp, a permis aux europeens et amerindiens de se qualifier mutuellement de barbares
Biology · Cannibalism · Criminology · Human rights · Political science · Predation · Sociology · Torture · Folklore, Mythology, and Literature Studies · History · Law
Human Sacrifice, Ritualised Violence and the Colonial Encounter in the Americas
Mutilated Bodies, Living Specters
Introduction to premodern war and religions
Le scalp
Le Grand Soleil et la mort
A History of Research on Warfare in Anthropology—Reply to Keith Otterbein
Commonalities and Diversities in Contemporary Hunter-Gatherers
Survival cannibalism or sociopolitical intimidation
Possible cases of scalping from pre-hispanic highland Peru
The Two Lives of Sara Baartman
War
Framing 'The Indian
Sacrificing
La deuxième tombe de Sitting Bull
The Blackfeet; raiders on the Northwestern Plains.
Against our will
The death and rebirth of the Seneca
Discipline and Punish
Wohlgeschmack und Widerwillen. Die Rätsel der Nahrungstabus.
Torture and the Law of Proof
The European and the Indian
Denonville et ses captifs iroquois
The Socio-Cultural Context of Rape
The White Indians of Colonial America
Essays in Swedish History
War and Culture
Scalps and Tomahawks
Les Sauvages Ameriquains
Iroquois Cannibalism
Is Rape a Cultural Universal? A Re-examination of the Ethnographic Data
Cultural Patterning of Sexual Beliefs and Behavior
Diffusion and Discontinuous Distribution
| Unique citing works | 14 |
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| Citations per year | 0,25 |
| Citation span | 1969 - 2023 (55) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 14 |